tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post8567940485659073823..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: DINING ON THE ISLE OF SKYEJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-82448800943280267812010-09-09T09:59:35.252-05:002010-09-09T09:59:35.252-05:00I've found it very popular with Southeners. T...I've found it very popular with Southeners. The Sharrow Bay claim seems to be accurate. It's actually a very odd recipe, but it really works.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-21096763978755626132010-09-09T08:06:46.420-05:002010-09-09T08:06:46.420-05:00Sticky toffee pudding was allegedly invented at Sh...Sticky toffee pudding was allegedly invented at Sharrow Bay Hotel in the Lake District in 1960 or thereabouts. However as with all of these things there are a few people round the UK who say they came up with it. Anyway who cares, it's totally delicious, especially in the winter when a nice heavy sticky caramelly dessert pushes all the right buttons.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-36706605598836041102010-09-09T07:34:25.765-05:002010-09-09T07:34:25.765-05:00Lapin, thanks for the recipe for sticky toffee pud...Lapin, thanks for the recipe for sticky toffee pudding. It doesn't seem difficult at all.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-22861912934229259252010-09-09T00:48:40.171-05:002010-09-09T00:48:40.171-05:00Sticky toffee pudding is pretty simple to make. T...<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/english-sticky-toffee-pudding-recipe/index.html" rel="nofollow">Sticky toffee pudding</a> is pretty simple to make. Try it. Linked recipe selected for its US measurements.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-48480853836434011952010-09-08T14:57:29.031-05:002010-09-08T14:57:29.031-05:00Cathy, I meant to mention the yummy fish and chips...Cathy, I meant to mention the yummy fish and chips in Portree, but I forgot. That was a long queue that you stood in to get ours, for which I'm quite grateful, because the meal was delicious.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-21954372589510702872010-09-08T14:51:05.198-05:002010-09-08T14:51:05.198-05:00The restaurant we got turned away from when we ate...The restaurant we got turned away from when we ate at the Rosedale was the Sea Breezes, down on the harbour. It's quite a little place and doesn't seem to have much of a presence online.<br /><br />We had damn good fish and chips in Portree too - that's worth mentioning. (And in Mull, but that's maybe another story?) It took a while to get it at that place at the top of the hill in Portree, only because there was such a long queue though, but when it finally arrived it was everything fish and chips should be.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-10364546690703778812010-09-08T12:17:41.746-05:002010-09-08T12:17:41.746-05:00Whiteycat, Cathy and I are both foodies. I ate st...Whiteycat, Cathy and I are both foodies. I ate sticky pudding for the first time while I was there. MadChauffeur gave me a taste of his, and thereafter, I ordered the dessert twice.<br /><br />Cathy, the picture of the gull was pure accident. I believe I like the out-of-focus effect better than if the dove was in focus. The bird looks sort of ethereal.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-77394320848546928462010-09-08T12:11:22.925-05:002010-09-08T12:11:22.925-05:00That gull in flight is a fabulous pic. I tried loa...That gull in flight is a fabulous pic. I tried loads of times to catch birdies in flight in Scotland and I think I only succeeded the once, and at long distance.<br /><br />I'd love to stay at Three Chimneys too, but it's very expensive. Its rooms look fabulous though. And you could eat there every night! Maybe one day.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-53674119835434411342010-09-08T11:35:44.361-05:002010-09-08T11:35:44.361-05:00Penelope, you make my mouth water for prawns from ...Penelope, you make my mouth water for prawns from Ullinish Lodge. Skye was magical in every way, except for the midges. I could well have done without the midges.<br /><br />Cathy, I believe the wine was Italian, but I can't remember what kind. I'd had it before and liked it, and I recognized the name on the wine menu.<br /><br />I stand corrected on the palate cleanser. You know about those things. I'd never had a two course dessert before.<br /><br />Wouldn't a group of us be a gay party? We'd rock the island, and it would never be the same.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-66240118337153455062010-09-08T11:25:48.689-05:002010-09-08T11:25:48.689-05:00I wish everyone on here could have come along as w...I wish everyone on here could have come along as well. That would have been a hoot and, as Mimi points out, a gay party.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-14558410593373808882010-09-08T11:21:46.220-05:002010-09-08T11:21:46.220-05:00At Three Chimneys I ate Skye Lochs "Fruits de...At Three Chimneys I ate Skye Lochs "Fruits de Mer" (langoustines, crab & oysters) & the roast saddle of venison, both of which were utterly delicious. The venison was sensationally tender and I bought a glass of whatever red it was that Mimi was drinking to go with it. I can't remember what it was called but it went down very well.<br /><br />The first dessert we got served was not actually a palate cleanser, I think - just a treat to make the customers feel looked after, a little pot of frozen berries with hot white chocolate sauce. It also was absolutely gorgeous.<br /><br />As Mimi says the food was fabulous throughout Scotland. It's even nicer in autumn when the game and mushroom seasons really kick in. I wish I was there now. :-(Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-63146798009144816562010-09-08T11:13:37.191-05:002010-09-08T11:13:37.191-05:00Life would not be dull if Mad Priest was the blood...Life would not be dull if Mad Priest was the bloody Pope.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-40155380453003360512010-09-08T11:11:28.601-05:002010-09-08T11:11:28.601-05:00My husband and I went to Skye on our honeymoon 20-...My husband and I went to Skye on our honeymoon 20-something years ago, a side trip recommended by our golf partner in Nairn. We thought it was just about the most magical place on earth. I particularly remember a meal of North Sea prawns, huge things they were, at the Ullinish Lodge near Struan. The setting was beautiful, the sky was misty on the mountains in the distance, and it was like dying and going to heaven biting into those prawns. Glad you liked your visit there, too!Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-17451850232181757082010-09-08T08:39:22.120-05:002010-09-08T08:39:22.120-05:00You and Cathy are real "foodies" ... peo...You and Cathy are real "foodies" ... people after my own heart!whiteycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278420345601368200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-15329273481904538892010-09-07T22:56:33.615-05:002010-09-07T22:56:33.615-05:00JCF, my mouth watered as I wrote. The langoustine...JCF, my mouth watered as I wrote. The langoustines! That's the first time I'd ever eaten them. Delicious beyond description.<br /><br />Ciss, the trip was lovely, a dream come true.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-39765033153320017962010-09-07T22:42:50.603-05:002010-09-07T22:42:50.603-05:00Oh, it does so sound wonderful!Oh, it does so sound wonderful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203286781888444548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-59014021108509633842010-09-07T18:17:34.932-05:002010-09-07T18:17:34.932-05:00OK, I'm hungry.
Scotland may be a Pond Too Fa...OK, I'm hungry.<br /><br />Scotland may be a Pond Too Far, but I've a mind to make a trip to Looosiana this winter, and find out first-hand (-tongue, -gut) about this Gulf seafood I've heard so much about! :-pJCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-64362146191058518612010-09-07T17:55:56.343-05:002010-09-07T17:55:56.343-05:00Whiteycat, thanks. This post took me hours, what ...Whiteycat, thanks. This post took me hours, what with all the links and searching for pictures of the restaurants. For some reason, photos of restaurants are sometimes scarce. I wish I could remember to take pictures of the places I plan to write about, for I'd save a good deal of time.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-86445376468751128382010-09-07T17:43:16.220-05:002010-09-07T17:43:16.220-05:00Thoroughly enjoy your travel accounts!Thoroughly enjoy your travel accounts!whiteycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278420345601368200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-25582435941634276412010-09-07T17:08:26.951-05:002010-09-07T17:08:26.951-05:00Oh no, Pablito! I meant "gay" in the ol...Oh no, Pablito! I meant "gay" in the old meaning, doncha know? ;-)June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-32843031057929941102010-09-07T17:06:36.450-05:002010-09-07T17:06:36.450-05:00With all those racy reports and single malt it sou...With all those racy reports and single malt it sounded gayer than I expected.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-48211091359638373972010-09-07T16:57:11.639-05:002010-09-07T16:57:11.639-05:00Lapin, you should envy. We did not order the Extr...Lapin, you should envy. We did not order the Extra Course Cheese at £15.00.<br /><br />No, Paul, MadChauffeur is not the bloody pope. I don't have to do as he bids any longer.<br /><br />I wish all y'all could have been along. What a gay party we would have been.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-71395326204026729002010-09-07T16:45:31.928-05:002010-09-07T16:45:31.928-05:00"Cheese as an Extra Course is Charged at £15...."Cheese as an Extra Course is Charged at £15.00"<br /><br />Bloody Hell!Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-19925704253757086002010-09-07T15:58:18.678-05:002010-09-07T15:58:18.678-05:00Well, he's not the bloody pope, is he? Though...Well, he's not the bloody pope, is he? Though he does pontificate on occasions.<br /><br />Thanks for regaling us with culinary adventures. We do enjoy "traveling" with you.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-40900075296980209342010-09-07T15:58:16.596-05:002010-09-07T15:58:16.596-05:00Envy!!Envy!!Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.com